Une réalité sombre derrière cette trend

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00:00 You probably know this one.

00:01 But the story behind this song is horrible and it really happened.

00:13 This song is a cover of a song from the 1800s

00:16 that was originally written to accompany people killing whales.

00:20 At the time, in a lot of places in the world,

00:22 whale hunting was practiced.

00:23 And it's particularly true in New Zealand,

00:25 where the original song comes from.

00:27 The goal is to make whale meat and whale oil.

00:30 Because whale meat and whale oil bring a lot of money.

00:33 However, small detail, it only brings money

00:35 to the owners of whale hunting companies.

00:38 Because whalers, those who hunt whales,

00:40 don't earn money.

00:41 They are paid with only alcohol and tobacco,

00:44 hence the chorus of the song.

00:45 In short, the whole text of the song tells the story of a sailor or a whaler

00:49 who hunts whales at sea

00:50 and who seeks to kill the biggest whale possible.

00:53 This song was really sung at the time

00:55 to accompany the long days of work of those who had this job.

00:58 And it went through the decades to end up in TikTok.